HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1819
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121102
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateNov 06 '18 at 15:02
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3610QM-$300
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
45.6% Average
Memory 71.6
1-Core 32.8
2-Core 61.5
38% 55.3 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 219
19% 164 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
HP(103C 1819) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.19% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 3.19
Parallax 1.62
2% 2.41 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 1.27
Splatting 4.57
3% 3.06 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.19%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500240G 240GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 105 99 106 114 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 350
Write 372
Mixed 255
SusWrite 130
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 18.1
58% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 152
134% 199 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 89%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
525GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 116 114 115 117 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 85.7
Write 91.8
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 114
121% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
164% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 51%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
29.6% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7.6
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 97.7
41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 2,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $228
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